Billiard cue



C. H. KOCH Aug. 27, 1940.

BILLIARD CUE Filed July 18, 1939 e/fs/f/goa ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 27,1940 aziigso PATENT oFFicE BILLIARD CUE Charles H. Koch, Bristol, Pa...assignor of onehalf to James A. Schell, Bristol, Pa.

Application July 18, 1939, Serial No. 285,158

2 Claims. (Cl. 273-70) The present invention relates to new and improvedbilliard cues and more particularly to a means for supporting the tip orcushion thereon.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of animproved cue tip construction, whereby the same may be positioned uponbilliard cues in a manner to prevent the tip proper from becomingreadily separated from its associated parts during the use of the cue.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a cue tipthat may be quickly attached to or detached from the billiard cue whenreplacement for this part is necessary.

The invention will be fully and comprehensively understood from aconsideration of the following detailed description when read inconnection with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of theapplication.

In the drawing:

Figure l is an enlarged sectional view of the end of a billiard cueshowing the tip in position.

Figure 2 is an explodediperspective view of the one tip and itsassociated parts.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the reduced end ofthe body of the cue.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the member shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of the cushion removed from the cue, and

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the removable ferrule through which theprongs of the cue extend when attaching the tip to the cue.

Referring to the drawing for a more detailed description thereof, thebody of a one is indicated generally by the reference numeral 8 and itwill be noted that the end thereof to which the tip is attached has beenreduced in diameter to form a dowel 9. Opposed sides of the dowel 9 areformed with fiat surfaces It with the end of the dowel having attachedthereto a spring keeper ll of inverted U-form, the same being secured bymeans of a screw or the like I2. It will be noted that the leg portionsl2 of the keeper H are disposed at an angle overlapping the flatsurfaces in of the dowel, said side portions I3 adapted to be engaged bythe notched ends 14 of the fastening elements l5 carried by the tip Itin a manner to be hereinafter more fully described.

A tapered ferrule I1 is adapted to be disposed over the dowel 9 and torest upon the shoulder l8 thereof, with the exterior diameter of theferrule being equal to the diameter of the body of the cue therebypresenting a finished appearance. The ferrule I! may be formed of aplastic material and during the fabrication of the same the upper end [9being of solid formation will have diametrically opposed openings 20formed therein for communicating with the interior of said ferrule andadapted to receive the fastening elements 15.

The tip l6 comprises a cushion member 22 which may be of any desiredmaterial, as suitable leather and will have the hooked ends 2| of thefastening elements l5 embedded therein as more clearly shown in Figure 1of the drawing. The fastening elements It being carried by the tip I6will extend downwardly and are received in the diametrically opposedopenings 20 of the ferrule head 19.

In order to place the tip on the cue 8, the

' ferrule I1 is first removed and said tip with the fastening elementsI5 disposed through the openings 20 is placed thereon. The ferrule H isthen slipped over the dowel 9 with the free ends of the fasteningelements l5 sliding over the shoulder portions l3 of the keeper H. Whenthe ferrule I! contacts the shoulder 18 the notched portions 14 willsnap into engagement with the shoulder portions l3 thus locking thecushion member in position. When desiring to replace the tip it ismerely necessary to rotate the ferrule I! with respect to the one 8which will cause disengagement of the fastening elements l5 with thekeeper l3 allowing the ferrule and cushion member Hi to be removed.

It will be readily seen that the tip [6 and ferrule I! may be readilypositioned in a simple and easy manner and that they will be securelyretained in close contact with the one 8. Removal and replacement of thetip is thus expeditiously performed.

Also it will be understood, of course, by those skilled in the art thatvariations in the hereinabove described device involving thesubstitution of substantial equivalents forthe devices described areintended to be comprehended within the spirit of the present inventionand that the invention is capable of extended application and is notconfined to the exact showing of the drawing nor to the preciseconstruction described and,

. therefore, such changes and modifications may be made therein as donot affect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereof asexpressed in the appended claims.

What is claimed is: l

1. A billiard cue comprising a body having one end thereof reduced toform a dowel, the upper end of said dowel being formed with a flatsurface on opposed sides thereof, an inverted substantially U-shapedmember attached to the upper end of said dowel having arms depending atan angle and overlapping said opposed sides, a ferrule surrounding saidreduced end for concealing said member, a cushion tip adapted to beseated upon the closed end of said ferrule, and means carried by saidcushion tip for engagement with the depending arms of said member forlocking the same on said ferrule, said means comprising fasteningelements adapted to project through said ferrule for snap engagementwith said arms.

'2. A billiard cue comprising a body having one end thereof reduced toform a dowel, the upper end of said dowel being formed with a flat;surface 1 on opposed sides thereof, an inverted substantially U-shapedmember attached to the upper end of said dowel having arms depending atan angle and overlapping said opposed sides, a hollow ferrule having itsupper and closed surrounding said reduced end for concealing saidmember, a cushion tip adapted to be seated upon the closed end of saidferrule, and means carried by said cushion tip for engagement with thedepending arms of saidmember for locking the same on said ferrule, saidmeans comprising fastening elements adapted to project through openingsformed in the upper end of said ferrule for snap engagement with saidarms.

CHARLES H. KOCH.

